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Targets of the comedian’s killer opening included Ben Affleck, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Timothée Chalamet, and more.
So, it turns out that when a comedian has sufficient time to prepare, and previous experience joking about celebrities on high-profile platforms, their odds of opening the Golden Globes successfully improve dramatically. The comedian brought the same killer joke-writing sensibility and penchant for ruthlessness she displayed live on Netflix to the stage at the Beverly Hilton. “Tonight we celebrate the best of film and hold space for television,” she began, before proceeding to pick off targets including Paramount+, the Hollywood democratic establishment, Ariana Grande, Ben Affleck, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Peacock, Martin Short, Diddy, Stanley Tucci, Dune 2, Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet, Wicked, Joker: Folie à Deux, Harrison Ford, Babygirl, Keith Urban, Benny Blanco, Netflix’s autoplay, Hollywood predators, and the Golden Globes’ (largely male) Best Director category.
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